Care Homes: Inspections

Stephen Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nursing homes inspected by the Commission for Social Care Inspection in  (a) South Tyneside,  (b) Tyne and Wear and (c) England received a (i) 0 star rating (poor), (ii) 1 star rating (adequate), (iii) 2 star rating (good) and (iv) 3 star rating (excellent) in each year since 2000.

Phil Hope: We are informed by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) that it can only provide the information requested from May 2008, when the star rating system was launched.
	The following tables show star ratings for nursing homes in South Tyneside and England. CSCI does not collect data for Tyne and Wear, which is not a council with adult social services responsibility area.
	
		
			  1. Star ratings of nursing homes in South Tyneside 
			  Number of homes 
			   8 May 2008  13 October 2008 
			 0 stars (poor) 1 5 
			 1 star (adequate) 4 4 
			 2 stars (good) 6 2 
			 3 stars (excellent) 1 2 
			 Total 12 13 
		
	
	
		
			  2. Star ratings of nursing homes in England 
			  Number of homes 
			   8 May 2008  13 October 2008 
			 0 stars (poor) 181 131 
			 1 star (adequate) 1,128 1,012 
			 2 stars (good) 2,130 2,306 
			 3 stars (excellent) 548 590 
			 Not yet rated 125 144 
			 Rating suspended 8 10 
			 Total 4,120 4,193 
			  Source: CSCI Registration and Inspection database, 8 May 2008 and  13 October 2008 static cuts.

Dispensing Appliance Contractors

Michael Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dispensing appliance contractors have been prosecuted for fraudulent use of dispensing licences in the last five years; and how many of those prosecutions related to the wrongful use of multiple licences for financial benefit.

Phil Hope: All cases dealt with by the national health service counter fraud service (CFS) have the potential to result in criminal prosecution. The CFS also seeks civil recovery of losses to the NHS and investigation costs, as well as disciplinary sanctions before the appropriate regulatory or disciplinary body.
	No pharmaceutical appliance contractors have been prosecuted in relation to dispensing or multiple licences in the last five years.